GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.,
Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The
results are in and no recount is necessary! Red Robin Gourmet
Burgers and Brews today announced The 305 Burger, submitted
by Florida International University
(FIU) student Given Suman, as its Golden
Robin Award-winner. Red Robin also crowned IPArin,
brewed by FIU students Adam Yudorich and Mauricio Fischer, champion of the first-ever
Golden Brew-Off Award. The students will showcase their
award-winning burger and brew alongside Red Robin during the
Heineken Light Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons hosted
by Rachael Ray, on Friday, Feb. 24.
"Florida International University
students have provided inspiration and innovation to our culinary
team over the past five years and we are proud to continue our
scholarship tradition," said Jonathan
Muhtar, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at
Red Robin. "We are excited to lean into our burgers and brews
culture to bring Given's craveable burger and Adam and Mauricio's
delicious brew to the white sand of South Beach for hundreds of
Burger Bash attendees to enjoy."
Red Robin's Golden Robin Award
competition is part of an annual partnership between Red Robin, the
Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food
Festival and FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism
Management. This year's competition challenged students to create
their best gourmet burger for a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship, serve their burger at the
Burger Bash and potential for the burger to be featured on Red
Robin's menu. Suman's 305 Burger is a cross between a classic
American burger and the legendary flavors of a Cuban sandwich. The
build features a fire-grilled beef patty topped with melted Swiss
cheese, thinly sliced smoked ham and dill pickle chips with
mango-infused mustard.
To further showcase its commitment to brews, Red Robin partnered
with Florida International University's
Brewing Science class to create the Golden Brew-Off. The inaugural
competition challenged students to leverage knowledge gained in the
classroom to create and submit their best homebrew recipe for a
chance to win a $2,500 scholarship.
Students Adam Yudorich and Mauricio
Fischer developed IPArin, an India
Pale Ale-style beer infused with mandarin orange peel, which
earned the pair the very first Golden Brew-Off Award. In addition
to splitting the grand prize, Yudorich and Fischer will pour
samples of their beer at Red Robin's tent.
At the Burger Bash, Red Robin will also present its fifth annual
Best of the Bash Award to one deserving chef. Television host
Marc Summers will join Red Robin as
celebrity judge of the competition and help decide who will take
home Red Robin's prestigious award. The winning chef will receive a
check for $10,000 and their
award-winning burger will have the opportunity to appear on Red
Robin's burger menu in the future.
For more information about Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
and to find a restaurant near you, visit www.redrobin.com.
About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (www.redrobin.com), a casual dining
restaurant chain founded in 1969 that operates through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Robin International, Inc., and
under the trade name, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews, is
the Gourmet Burger Authority™, famous for serving more
than two dozen craveable, high-quality burgers with Bottomless
Steak Fries® in a fun environment welcoming to
guests of all ages. At Red Robin, burgers are more than just
something guests eat; they're a bonding experience that brings
together friends and families, kids and adults. In addition to its
many burger offerings, Red Robin serves a wide variety of salads,
soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts and signature
beverages. Red Robin offers a variety of options behind the
bar, including its extensive selection of local and regional beers,
and innovative adult beer shakes and cocktails, earning the
restaurant a VIBE Vista Award for Best Beer Program in a
Multi-Unit Chain Restaurant. There are more than 550 Red
Robin restaurants across the United
States and Canada,
including Red Robin Express® locations and
those operating under franchise agreements. Red Robin…
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